hey remus...just curious where you buy your supplies online. i've checked out austin homebrew, midwest and northern brewer. i'd like to find the best place to buy individual grains for this recipe. it looked like austin homebrew will even let you order fractional amounts (down to the ounce) which is kind of nice. any suggestions?

hi hopdropper - I've always had good luck with Midwest supplies as well as MoreBeer. I've been doing MoreBeer lately mainly because they have treated me well.

On that note, if you have a grain mill you can get the grains from Madison River brewery in Belgrade for more then half the cost online. If you go that route, make sure you call them early on a weekday (usually around 2 or 3) as well as do the pickup early as well (usually the next day). They get busy as the night goes.

And alright, now have my first go at the Cold Smoke clone in bottles and carbonating/aging. I'll probably get impatient and pop one this coming weekend, and then a week after that. Report to come soon!

A little off the topic of Coldsmoke (but still pertaining to SW Montana beers)...have you guys tried the Bitterroot Breweries "Last Cast Black IPA"? Guess it's a limited release beer... and it's outstanding. Ranks right up there with Coldsmoke and Hopzone as my top 3 MT brews. Wonder if Bitterroot would be willing to give up a recipe like Kettlehouse???

I loved kettlehouse back in '96-'97 when it was transitioning from a U-Brew to brewery.....I lived right down the street.....spent many a afternoon and evening there....only to stumble across the bridge and end up at one of the many "late night" establishments...Top Hat, Jays Upstairs, The Ritz, Rhino, or Charlies....sooooo many good times, no wonder it took me soo long to graduate....

A little off the topic of Coldsmoke (but still pertaining to SW Montana beers)...have you guys tried the Bitterroot Breweries "Last Cast Black IPA"? Guess it's a limited release beer... and it's outstanding. Ranks right up there with Coldsmoke and Hopzone as my top 3 MT brews. Wonder if Bitterroot would be willing to give up a recipe like Kettlehouse???

shoot them an email! microbreweries are often very willing to give up their recipes to stoked consumers like yourself! and then post it here once you get it...